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'M. RAUF. GABINET FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

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CABINET FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

No. 409,065. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

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CABINET FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN RAUF, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CABINET FOLDING BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 409,065, dated August 13, 1889.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN RAlil a Russian subject, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cabinet Folding Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a novel, simple, and economical folding bedstead of the type wherein a casing made serviceable as an office-desk or other piece of furniture receives within it the hinged and folding frames which, when extended, support the mattress and other bedding.

The invention consists in the novel construction of triple sections, hinged doors, door-locking devices, and other features, hereinafter described, and specifically set forth in the claims, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the easin g made as an office-desk with the, bed-frame folded thereinto. Fig.5; is a vertical central sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the triple sections extended for supporting the mattress and other bedding. Fig. 41S a rear side elevation of the casing with the triple sections folded therein; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of one of the side rails of the central sliding section of the bed-frame. Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 3 showing the bed entirely withdrawn.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, wherein The numeral 1 indicates a casing comprising closed side walls, hinged front doors 2, and a top wall 3, which can slide in and out to form an extension-desk, such top wall being surmounted by a desk-top i, of any de-, sired fashion.

The rear side of the casing is made as a skeleton frame for the free circulation of air, this frame comprising lei tit-a1 bars, two of which, as at 5, are curved at their lower ends, as at (3, and constitute vertical rails or true-lo ways for the support and guidance of a vertically-moving head-section, hereinafter explained.

The base of the casing beneath the hori- I Application filed May 9, 1889. Serial No. 310,153. (No model.)

zontal bottom wall or boards 7 is hollow and closed at the front by two doors 8, hinged, respectively, at their outer ends to the edges of the side Walls of the casing, and locking mechanism is provided for holding each door in an open position parallel to the plane of the side walls of the casing and at right angles to the. front of the latter, for supporting the horizontally-sliding central section of the triple bed frame sections hereinafter set forth.

The locking mechanism for each door 8 consists of a duplex armed slide having a handle 9, the two arms 10 and 11 of the slide moving in guides 12 on the door, and being of different length, so that one can enter and engage a loop 153 on the .inside of the casing.

The inner surface of each side wall oi the casing is provided directly above and parallel to the bottom boards 7 with a horizontal guideway made, as shown in Figs. 1 and t, of a groove 15, with which engage longitudinal flanges or ribs 16 on the side rails of the central one of triple sections 17, 18, and 19. These triple sections are hinged or pivoted together at their adjacent ends, the hinge or joint of the central and foot sections 17 and 18 being rabbeted.

The free end of the head-section 19 is provided with two an ti-friction rollers 20, adapted to rest against and ride upon the two vertical rails or traokways when the central sliding section is moved horizontally into the casing, whereby the head-section stands upright when the triple sections are folded. The footsection 18 is adapted to turn to a vertical position within the casing, so that the front doors can be closed, when the structure will present to the eye the appearance of an ol'licedesk having an adjustable top board which can be utilized for office-work.

To extend the bed-frame, the foot-section is lowered to a horizontal position and with the central section drawn outward, thereby lowering the head-section and bringing the parts to the position shown in Fig. 53. The central section is supported when slid out of the casing by opening the doors at the base and securing them in their open position beneath the side rails of the central section through the medium of the locking-slides.

To render the parts firm and rigid at the rabbeted joint of the central and foot sections, the latter is provided at each side adjacent to the joint with a hinged leg 21, held in its open position by a hook 22, or otherwise. The outer end of the foot-section is also provided with a hinged leg-frame 23, to rest on the floor, and such leg-frame is held open by hooks 24., or similar devices.

The skeleton back provides for a free circulation of air when the parts are folded or unfolded, and the space between the upright head and foot sections, when folded as in Fig. 2, serves to receive and hold the bedding, while the hollow base of the structure beneath the bot-tom boards 7 also serves to receive any articles it may be desired to conceal therein. The horizontal sliding movement of the central section in the guideways of the casing causes the head-section to rise and tall, and the hingejoint of the latter, when in its horizontal position, is supported by the front bottom boards of the casing, as in Fig. 3. The triple sections maybe provided with a bed-bottom of any desired constructionsuch as woven wireor slats may be employed, if preferred. The triple sections are each composed of a rigid rectangular frame, and the front section turns to a vertical position within the casing when the central section is moved inward, while hinged doors close the casing, in which respects my invent-ion differs from cabinetbedsteads wherein a bed-botto1n composed of a large number of. flexible connecting sections is caused to ride up and down on rear rails or traekways, when the foot-board, comprising a part of the front wall of the cabinet, is moved in or out.

it will be obvious that the top portion oi the casing can be made to represent some article of furniture other than an ot'tice-desk.

The bed may, it'desired,be wholly extended or withdrawn fronr the casing, as shown in Fig. U, in which case about one-quarter only of the head-section ill will rest upon the bot tom wall 7, the extended portion being supported by the bolted doors 8, which are swung open For thispurpose. The entire withdrz'twal oi the bed is prevented by a stop 7 rising from the bottom 7 and engaging the crossbar of the head-section.

It is not necessary to use the doors 8 when the foot and central sections are extended, as in Fig. 3, as the middle section is supported by legs 2.]; but when it is desired, for any reason, to withdraw the bed, so that the occupants may sleep entirely outside the casing, these doors are employed to remove the strainfrom the hinges connecting the head and middle sections.

I propose providin the bottom wall 7 with a stop 7, of any suitable construction, for limiting the withdrawal of the triple sectionsto the position shown in Fig. 2 or to the position shown in Fig. (3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1.. A folding bedstead consisting of a stationary casing having rear rails or trackways and side guideways, the horizontally-s1iding central section engaging the guideways, the head-section hinged to the inner end of the central section and raised and lowered on the rails or trackways by the sliding movement of such central section, the foot-section hinged to the outer end of the sliding section and adapted to swing to a vertical positioii when the latter is moved into the casin g, and hinged swinging doors on the casin g to support either the central section or the head-section when the bedstead is opened, substantially as described.

2. A folding bedstead consisting of a casing having a bottom wall, opening and closing doors both above and below such wall, rear rails or traclcways, and side guideways, the horizontally sliding section engaging the guideways and supported by the lower doors when drawn outward, the head-section hinged to the inner end of such central section and. raised and lowered thereby on the rear rails or trackways, and the toot-section hinged to the outer end of the central sectionand adapted to swing to a vertical position within the casing, substantially as described.

A folding bedstead consisting of a casi ng having side guideways, a skeleton back, and rear rails or tracluvays provided with curved lower ends, and triple sections hinged at their adjacent ends, the middle section sliding horizontally in the side gnideways and by its sliding movementraisingand lowering the headsection on the rails or trackways, and the toot-section having hinged. side legs and a hinged leg-frame at its outer end and adapted to swing to a vertical position within the easing, substantially as described.

4. A folding bcdstea consisting of a stationary casing having a oottom wall, rear rails or tracltways, hinged doors and horizontal side guideways above the said wall, and a pair of hinged doors below the wall provided with locking-slides to lock them open parallel to the sides of the casing, the horizontallysliding central section engaging the guideways, the head-section hinged to the inner end of the central section and raised andlowered by the sliding movement thereof, and the foot-section hinged to the outer end of the central section and provided with a hinged leg-.l'rame at its outer end and adapted. to swing to a vertical position within the casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have allixed mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN RAUF.

Witnesses:

l). G. STUART, JAMES A. Rurnnnrono. 

